Intellectual Property Law

Secret Anticounterfeiting Treaty?

By Marty Schwimmer

ArsTechnica: "100 Groups Demand To See Secret Anticounterfeiting Treaty":

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is on a fast-track process as rich nations hope to wrap it up by the end of the year. Unfortunately for everyone who cares about the outcome, it's midway through September, and no draft text has yet emerged. The secrecy and the delay have inspired many conspiracy theories, none helped by leaked sets of corporate "wish lists" and public comments making outrageous demands. A worldwide group of public interest organizations has now banded together to call on ACTA negotiators to open the process up to scrutiny and public comment.

Full post as published by Trademark Blog on September 17, 2008 (boomark / email).